Warning: This article contains spoilers for Venom: The Last Dance.
Eddie Brock’s future as the host of Venom seems confirmed afterVenom: The Last Dance, but the perfect replacement might have already been set up for future projects in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe. While there was speculation that Venom would make the move into theMCUproper afterVenom: The Last Dance, the movie’s ending leftEddie Brock and Venom’s futureless certain. Following on from 2018’sVenomand 2021’sVenom: Let There Be Carnage,The Last Dancemarked an emotional ending for Brock as the host of the Venom Symbiote.
Venom: The Last Dancesaw Eddie Brock returned to the SSU after his brief excursion in the MCU duringSpider-Man: No Way Home’spost-credits scene. After the events ofLet There Be Carnage,Brock is a fugitive, but he and Venom also find themselves hunted by monstrous Xenophages, soldiers of Knull who are searching for the Codex inside Brock, which is capable of releasing the villain from imprisonment. To defeat the Xenophages, Venom saves Brock and sacrifices himself inVenom: The Last Dance’sfinal moments, but his fate may not be completely sealed.
Venom: The Last Dance Teased Venom’s Survival, Despite Tom Hardy’s Departure
Venom 3’s Post-Credits Scene Teased The Symbiote’s Return
Although Venom was seemingly killed after bonding with the Xenophages and showering himself in acid,Venom: The Last Dance’spost-credits scenemay have teased the Symbiote’s return. Tom Hardy has confirmed thatThe Last Danceis his finalVenommovie, and the ending of the movie underlined this point, as Eddie Brock traveled to New York City, now a free man in every sense.Despite Tom Hardy’s departure, however, it’s possible that this might not actually be the end for Venom himself.
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Venom: The Last Dance’spost-credits scene sawCristo Fernández’s bartenderescape from the ruins of Area 51, and he was joined by a cockroach, paying off Dr. Payne’s comments from earlier on about roaches surviving anything.The cockroach pays attention to a broken vial that previously held a piece of the Venom Symbiote, which may have teased Venom’s return, first bonding with the roach before working his way up. This could eventually lead to Venom bonding with a new host, and this new recipient may have already been seen.
Flash Thompson’s Agent Venom Could Replace Eddie Brock In The SSU
Flash Thompson Became Venom’s New Host In 2011
Towards the end ofVenom: The Last Dance, during the epic final battle against the Xenophages in Area 51, the SSU’s version of Flash Thompson may have been glimpsed. After studying alongside Peter Parker’s Spider-Man, Flash Thompson joined the military in Marvel Comics, which saw him lose both his legs during the Iraq War.InThe Last Dance, a Xenophage eats both the legs of a soldierworking forChiwetel Ejiofor’s Strickland, but this soldier is dragged away from the battle and presumably survives the events of the movie.
Flash Thompson made his premiere as Agent Venom in 2011’sThe Amazing Spider-Man #654, and continued in his ownAgent Venomseries.
After losing his legs in Marvel Comics, Flash Thompson volunteers to periodically and temporarily bond with the Venom symbiote, becoming a militarized version of the character known as Agent Venom. There’s been no sign of Tony Revolori’s Eugene “Flash” Thompson becomingAgent Venom in the MCU, but it’s possible this version of Venom could be introduced into Sony’s Spider-Man Universe instead.Agent Venom would make a great replacement for Eddie Brock afterVenom: The Last Dance, perhaps setting up a darker future for the SSU.
Why Flash Thompson’s Agent Venom Would Be Perfect For The SSU
Agent Venom Is The Dark Antihero The SSU Needs
Sony’s Spider-Man Universe’s adaptation of Venom was, in some respects, disappointing, as it was far from faithful when compared to Venom’s Marvel Comics counterpart.Venom: The Last Dancemay have presented the perfect second chance, as Agent Venom would make for a fantastic evolution of the antihero, and this would set up a darker, more intense and less jokey future for the SSU. Flash Thompson is the perfectreplacement for Eddie Brock’s VenomafterVenom: The Last Dance, which could also pose an exciting future for the MCU proper, too.
Venom: The Last Dance
Cast
Venom: The Last Dance is a film directed by an undisclosed director, featuring the character Venom in a thrilling narrative. The movie explores the alien symbiote’s latest challenges and transformations as it navigates through a world full of danger and new adversaries.
